Moonbug nabs $145M to buy up kids’ digital media brands – TechCrunch Moonbug, a kid-focused media business founded by a pair of entertainment executives, has brought in a $145 million Series A investment led by The Raine Group, a merchant bank that supports technology, media and telecom efforts. Venture capital …

Bright spots in the VR market – TechCrunch Virtual Reality is in a public relations slump. Two years ago the public’s expectations for virtual reality’s potential was at its peak. Many believed (and still continue to believe) that VR would transform the way we connect, interact, and communicate in our …

A closer look at HTC’s blockchain phone, the Exodus 1 – TechCrunch The Exodus 1 didn’t make its global debut on stage at TechCrunch Shenzhen. That was the plan, but stuff, as the saying goes, happens. It simply didn’t make its way from Hong Kong to China in time. I …

HTC U12 Life Review | Digital Trends Things are not going well for HTC’s mobile division. The buttonless design of the HTC U12 Plus was a flop and poor sales in general have led to layoffs. The innovative Android pioneer is on the ropes and in need of a hit. We …

HTC Will Start Shipping the ‘Exodus’ Blockchain Phone in December A decade after launching its first Android device, global consumer tech giant HTC is officially releasing its first blockchain-enabled phone. The early-access version of the HTC Exodus is now available for pre-order, the company announced Tuesday, and must be purchased …

HTC opens up early access to its blockchain phone – TechCrunch After months of talk, HTC’s blockchain phone is finally arriving — albeit in limited quantities. The hardware maker announced today at a crypto conference in Berlin that it’s opening up access to an early version the Exodus 1 handset …

Chinese investment into computer vision technology and AR surges as U.S. funding dries up – TechCrunch More posts by this contributor The Reality Ecosystem: What AR/VR/XR needs to go big China could beat America in AR/VR long-term Last year 30 leading venture investors told us about a fundamental shift from early …

Apple iPhone XS Max vs. HTC U12 Plus: Does more expensive mean better? Apple has finally unveiled the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max — flagship phones set to go up against all the best Android devices. But is the iPhone XS Max really worth buying? And does it …

Happy anniversary, Android – TechCrunch It’s been 10 years since Google took the wraps off the G1, the first Android phone. Since that time the OS has grown from buggy, nerdy iPhone alternative to arguably the most popular (or at least populous) computing platform in the world. But it sure …